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Incline

OUTSTANDING QUALITIES

  • Widely adapted
  • Excellent yield potential
  • Excellent cold tolerance
  • Very uniform curds
  • Excellent wrapping

Incline is a cauliflower variety that has proven its worth in the field. Plants are vigorous and healthy with a blue-green colour. The leaves are fairly thick and resist frost well. Incline produces large, crisp white curds with a high compact dome. Incline is a medium maturing variety with time to maturity being about 80 - 110 days after transplanting and has excellent field holding ability. Incline is suitable for end of winter to spring sowing period where the excellent wrapper leaves are particularly important.

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Nitrogen levels are very important in cauliflower production - levels should be kept low when very small heads are produced, usually going into September
  • We suggest sowing in May to February in cool Highveld areas and January to March in sub-tropical areas
  • Contact area representative for more information

 

CHARACTERISTIC*

INCLINE

KIND

F1 hybrid cauliflower

(Brassica oleracea L. convar. botrytis (L.) Alef. var. botrytis L.)

SEASON

Cool

MATURITY

Medium (around 80 - 110 days from transplant)

CURD SIZE

Large

CURD SHAPE

High dome

CURD WEIGHT

800 – 1 000 g (could be bigger depending on spacing)

CURD COMPACTNESS

Excellent

CURD COVER

Excellent

CURD COLOUR

White

CURD TYPE

Compact dense florets

FLAVOUR

Very good

PLANT SIZE

Large

FIELD HOLDING

Excellent

YIELD POTENTIAL

Very high

SUGGESTED SPACING

36 000 plants per ha

MARKET SEGMENT

Bulk packaging, pre-packing, processing

SPECIAL FEATURES

Very widely adapted and reliable with excellent quality